Dr Vicky Gottwald
Senior Lecturer Sport and Exercise Sciences (Skill Acquisition)

Contact info
School of Psychology and Sport Science, Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance (IPEP)
Location: George Building (Room 302)
Email: v.m.gottwald@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)1248 382824
Twitter: @GottwaldVicky
Research Group: http://ipep.bangor.ac.uk/
Vicky is a researcher in skill acquisition with particular interest in coaching instruction. She is a UKCC Level 4 Coach and the Talent Identification and Transfer Lead for the Welsh Institute of Performance Science (WIPS). She has experience working with a number of high performance sporting organisations, including UK Sport, Weigthlifting Wales, Welsh Rowing, England Athletics and UK Deaf Sport.
- Paper › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Systematically increasing contextual interference is beneficial for learning, but how long for?
Mandzuk, A. A., Mandzuk, A., Lawrence, G. P. & Gottwald, V. M., 29 Apr 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- Paper › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
An external focus enhances performance: is it as black and white as we think?
Gottwald, V., Owen, R., Herrebroden, H., Becker, K., Marchant, D. & Simpson, T., 16 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Ecological uses of external and internal foci of attention: A qualitative investigation into OPTIMAL Theory of Motor Learning.
Gottwald, V., Hardman, L., Owen, R., Gallicchio, G., Roberts, J. & Knight, C., 16 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
- Poster › Research › Not peer-reviewed
- Unpublished
A Prospective Study of The Developmental Biographies of Great British Pathway Athletes: Pathway to Podium
Dunn, E., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Oliver, S. & Roberts, R., 8 Jun 2018, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
- Poster › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Exploring factors influencing success within the WRU developmental pathway: A multidisciplinary, longitudinal approach.
Lowe, G., Evans, S., Gottwald, V., Jones, E. & Owen, J., 2 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Preliminary Validation of the Athlete Development Formulation Survey (ADFS)
Dunn, E., Anderson, D., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Woodman, T., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Roberts, R. & Oliver, S., 18 Oct 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Relative Age Effect? No "Flipping" Way! Exploring the Relative Age Effect in Women's Artistic Gymnastics.
Langham-Walsh, E., Gottwald, V. & Hardy, J., 18 Oct 2019, p. 204.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Stepping Beyond Tradition: Comparing traditional verbal coaching instructions to a constraints-led approach when learning boxing stance
Hardman, L., Owen, R. & Gottwald, V., 16 Jul 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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The prevalence, mechanism, and reporting behaviours of breast injury in international under-18 women’s rugby union players
Kirby, E., Jones, M., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 8 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
- Abstract › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Can learning under an external focus of attention counteract the negative effects of choking under pressure?
Gottwald, V. M., Lawrence, G. P. & Khan, M. A., Jun 2010, p. S82-S82.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Injury surveillance in female youth rugby union: A pilot study in the community sport setting
Chandy, T., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 16 May 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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‘One size fits all’ – or should it? An individualised approach to enhancing talent development environments
Lowe, G., Gottwald, V., Roberts, R., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., 19 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
- Review article › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Every story has two sides: evaluating information processing and ecological dynamics perspectives of focus of attention in skill acquisition.
Gottwald, V., Davies, M. & Owen, R., 24 May 2023, In: Frontiers. 5, 13 p., 1176635.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review